Events in the year 1967 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

* President: **Marshal Castelo Branco (until 14 March) **Marshal Artur da Costa e Silva (from 15 March) * Vice-President: **

José Maria Alkmin José Maria Alkmin (11 June 1901 – 22 April 1974) was the 15th vice president of Brazil from 1964 to 1967. Alkmin was born in Bocaiúva. He served as Minister of Finance before becoming vice president. He was also once the Partido So ...

(until 14 March) **

Pedro Aleixo Pedro Aleixo (1 August 1901 – 3 March 1975) served as President of the Chamber of Deputies in 1937 and as the 16th vice president of Brazil from 15 March 1967 to 14 October 1969. As President of the Chamber of Deputies he witnessed the coup d' ...

(from 15 March)

Governors

Acre The acre is a unit of land area used in the imperial Imperial is that which relates to an empire, emperor, or imperialism. Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to: Places United States * Imperial, California * Imperial, Missouri * Imp ...

: ''Vacant'' * Alagoas:

Antônio Simeão de Lamenha Filho Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular mal ...

* Amazonas:

Danilo Duarte de Matos Areosa Danilo is a given name found in Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Serbian. Notable people with the name Danilo include: Athletes Footballers * Danilo (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer Danilo de Andrade * Danilo (footballer, born 1 ...

* Bahia: Lomanto Junior then

Luís Viana Filho Luís Viana Filho, in old spelling Luiz Vianna Filho (28 March 1908 – 5 June 1990), was a Brazilian lawyer, professor, historian and politician who governed the state Bahia from 1967 to 1971. Biography Luís Viana Filho was born in Paris, ...

Ceará Ceará (, pronounced locally as or ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is the eighth-largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the ...

Plácido Castelo Placido may refer to: People Surname * José Plácido de Castro (1873–1908), Brazilian soldier and politician *Michele Placido, (born 1946) Italian actor and director *Plácido Vega y Daza, (1830-1878) 19th century Mexican general and politician ...

* Espírito Santo: ** Rubens Rangel (until 31 January) **

Cristiano Dias Lopes Filho Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains the Portugal national team. He is currently a free agent. Widely regarded as one of the greatest play ...

(from 31 January) * Goiás:

Otávio Lage Otávio is a Portuguese masculine given name, the equivalent of English Octavian, Octavius or Italian Ottavio. The Portuguese long form Octávio occurs more rarely. The Portuguese diminutive form is Otavinho. Given name *Otávio (footballer, born ...

* Guanabara: Francisco Negrão de Lima * Maranhão: José Sarney *

Mato Grosso Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP. Neighboring ...

Pedro Pedrossian Pedro Pedrossian (13 August 1928 – 22 August 2017) was a Brazilian politician. A member of the Party of National Mobilization, he served two terms as the List of Governors of Mato Grosso do Sul, Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul. The first term (19 ...

* Minas Gerais: Israel Pinheiro da Silva * Pará:

Alacid Nunes Alacid da Silva Nunes (25 November 1924 – 5 September 2015) was a Brazilian politician and retired military commander and colonel. Nunes served as the Governor of the Brazilian state of Pará for two nonconsecutive tenures: 1966 to 1971 and f ...

Paraíba Paraíba ( Tupi: ''pa'ra a'íba''; ) is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Paraíba ...

João Agripino Maia João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below. Kings * Jo ...

* Paraná: Pablo Cruz Pimentel * Pernambuco: ** Paulo Pessoa Guerra (until 31 January) **

Nilo Coelho Nilo may refer to: * Nilo (name) * Nilo, Cundinamarca, a town in Colombia See also * Nilo-Saharan languages * Nilo Rukundpur, a village in Patepur Tehsil, Vaishali, Bihar, India * Nilo Syrtis, a region just north of Syrtis Major Planum on Mars ...

(from 31 January) *

Piauí Piaui (, ) is one of the states of Brazil, located in the country's Northeast Region. The state has 1.6% of the Brazilian population and produces 0.7% of the Brazilian GDP. Piaui has the shortest coastline of any coastal Brazilian state at 66&n ...

: Helvídio Nunes * Rio de Janeiro: Geremias de Mattos Fontes * Rio Grande do Norte: Walfredo Gurgel Dantas *

Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fifth-most-populous state and the List of Brazilian st ...

Walter Peracchi Barcelos Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1 ...

* Santa Catarina: Ivo Silveira * São Paulo:

Roberto Costa de Abreu Sodré The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

* Sergipe: Lourival Baptista

Vice governors

* Alagoas:

Manoel Sampaio Luz Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manu ...

* Amazonas:

Rui Arajuo Rui or RUI may refer to: Names * Rui (surname) (芮), a Chinese surname * Rui (given name), a given name Places * Rui (state) (芮), a Chinese state during the Zhou Dynasty * Rui (village), a census town in Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, ...

(from 31 January) * Bahia: ** Orlando Moscoso (until 15 March) **

Jutahy Magalhães Jutahy Borges Magalhães (Rio de Janeiro, August 6, 1929, Salvador, Bahia, Salvador – January 31, 2000) was a Brazilian politician. Political career The son of the politician Juracy Magalhães, from an early age he suffered paternal influen ...

(from 15 March) *

Humberto Ellery Humberto is a Portuguese and Spanish masculine given name of Germanic origin. It may refer to: * Humberto Aguilar Coronado * Humberto Ak'ab'al *Humberto Albiñana * Humberto Albornoz *Humberto Alonso Morelli * Humberto Alonso Razo *Humberto Andrade ...

* Espírito Santo:

Isaac Lopes Rubim Isaac; grc, Ἰσαάκ, Isaák; ar, إسحٰق/إسحاق, Isḥāq; am, ይስሐቅ is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He was the ...

* Goiás: Osires Teixeira * Maranhão:

Antonio Jorge Dino Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular mal ...

Lenine de Campos Póvoas Lenine may refer to: *Lenine (musician), Brazilian singer-songwriter * Lenine, Crimea, an urban-type settlement on the Crimean Peninsula *Lenine Raion, a district of Crimea *Lenine, an alternative transliteration of Lenin Vladimir Ilyich U ...

* Minas Gerais:

Pio Soares Canedo Pio may refer to: Places * Pio Lake, Italy * Pio Island, Solomon Islands * Pio Point, Bird Island, south Atlantic Ocean People * Pio (given name) * Pio (surname) * Pio (footballer, born 1986), Brazilian footballer * Pio (footballer, born 1 ...

* Pará:

João Renato Franco João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below. Kings * ...

Antônio Juarez Farias Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular mal ...

* Paraná:

Plínio Franco Ferreira da Costa Plinio may refer to: *Pliny, in Italian ** Pliny the Elder (c. 23 – 79) ** Pliny the Younger (61 – c. 113) *Ulmus 'Plinio', an elm cultivar named after Pliny * Plínio (footballer, born 1946) José Plínio de Godoy (born 3 February 1946), k ...

* Pernambuco: Salviano Machado Filho *

: João Clímaco d'Almeida * Rio de Janeiro:

Heli Ribeiro Gomes Heli, also ''heli'', ''heli-'' may refer to: People *Heli, King of Britain (mythical) *Heli (Bible), listed as an ancestor of Jesus *Heli (name) Places * Heli, Tangyuan County (鹤立镇), town in Tangyuan County, Heilongjiang, China * Heli, Fun ...

* Rio Grande do Norte:

Clóvis Motta Clovis may refer to: People * Clovis (given name), the early medieval (Frankish) form of the name Louis ** Clovis I (c. 466 – 511), the first king of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one ruler ** Clovis II (c. 634 – c. 657), ...

* Santa Catarina:

Jorge Bornhausen Jorge Bornhausen (Rio de Janeiro, October 1, 1937) is a Brazilian politician. He was governor of the state of Santa Catarina from 1979 to 1982, and senator for Santa Catarina from 1983 to 1991 and from 1999 to 2007. He was also President of the ...

(from 9 March) * São Paulo:

Hilário Torloni Hilario or Hilário can be both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Hilario (1905–1989), Spanish footballer and manager * Hilário (born 1939), Portuguese footballer and manager * Hilário (born 1975), Port ...

* Sergipe: ''Vacant''

Events

January

18 January Events Pre-1600 * 474 – Seven-year-old Leo II succeeds his maternal grandfather Leo I as Byzantine emperor. He dies ten months later. * 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople fail. * 1126 – Emperor Huizong abdicates the Chines ...

: The National Congress of Brazil rejects an amendment that would restore direct elections for President and Vice President of the Republic. *

24 January Events Pre-1600 * 41 – Claudius is proclaimed Roman emperor by the Praetorian Guard after they assassinate the previous emperor, his nephew Caligula. * 914 – Start of the First Fatimid invasion of Egypt. *1438 – The Counc ...

: President Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco promulgates the Sixth Brazilian Constitution, which replaces the Fifth Constitution. *

26 January Events Pre-1600 * 661 – The Rashidun Caliphate is effectively ended with the assassination of Ali, the last caliph. *1531 – The 6.4–7.1 Lisbon earthquake kills about thirty thousand people. *1564 – The Council of Trent ...

: President-elect Artur da Costa e Silva visits

U.S. president The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States ...

Lyndon Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson (; August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He had previously served as the 37th vice ...

at the White House.

February

9 February Events Pre-1600 * 474 – Zeno (emperor), Zeno is crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. *1003 – Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia, Boleslaus III is restored to authority with armed support from Bolesław I the Brave of Greater ...

: President Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco signs the ''Press Law'', where news, radio, and television stations are heavily regulated. *

13 February Events Pre-1600 * 962 – Emperor Otto I and Pope John XII co-sign the ''Diploma Ottonianum'', recognizing John as ruler of Rome. *1322 – The central tower of Ely Cathedral falls on the night of 12th–13th. *1462 – The ...

: The '' Cruzeiro Novo'', equivalent to one thousand old Cruzeiros, begins to circulate.

March

1 March Events Pre-1600 *509 BC – Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first triumph of the Roman Republic after his victory over the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus at the Battle of Silva Arsia. * 293 – Emperor Diocletian and ...

: Police arrest Franz Stangl, ex-commander of Treblinka and

Sobibór Sobibor (, Polish: ) was an extermination camp built and operated by Nazi Germany as part of Operation Reinhard. It was located in the forest near the village of Żłobek Duży in the General Government region of German-occupied Poland. As ...

extermination camps. *

15 March Events Pre-1600 * 474 BC – Roman consul Aulus Manlius Vulso celebrates an ovation for concluding the war against Veii and securing a forty years' truce. *44 BC – The assassination of Julius Caesar takes place. * 493 – Odoa ...

: Marshal Artur da Costa e Silva is sworn in as the 27th President of Brazil. *

18 March Events Pre-1600 * 37 – Roman Senate annuls Tiberius' will and proclaims Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ''(aka Caligula = Little Boots)'' emperor.Tacitus, ''Annals'' V.10. *1068 – An earthquake in the Levant and the Ar ...

: Floods and landslides hit Caraguatatuba, São Paulo.

July

18 July Events Pre-1600 *477 BC – Battle of the Cremera as part of the Roman–Etruscan Wars. Veii ambushes and defeats the Roman army. *387 BC – Roman-Gaulish Wars: Battle of the Allia: A Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, leading ...

: Former President of Brazil, Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, dies in a plane crash in Fortaleza, Ceará.

September

* 6-

13 September Events Pre-1600 *585 BC – Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Sabines, and the surrender of Collatia. *509 BC – The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome's Capitoline Hill ...

King Olav V of Norway Olav V (; born Prince Alexander of Denmark; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991. Olav was the only child of King Haakon VII of Norway and Maud of Wales. He became heir apparent to the Nor ...

visits Brazil. * September- October: A large fire hits the Rio Doce State Park in Minas Gerais. Around 9,000 hectares (approximately one third of the reserve) were consumed by fire and 12 people died. This would be the second largest forest fire in Brazil in terms of number of fatalities; second only to the fire in Paraná in 1963, which left 110 dead.

December

5 December Events Pre-1600 *63 BC – Cicero gives the fourth and final of the Catiline Orations. * 633 – Fourth Council of Toledo opens, presided over by Isidore of Seville. * 1033 – The Jordan Rift Valley earthquake destroys multiple ...

: The National Indigenous People Foundation ''(FUNAI)'' is created.

Births

January

* 8 January: Guilherme Fontes, actor

March

* 6 March:

Sérgio Pereira Couto Sérgio Pereira Couto (born 6 March 1967) is a Portuguese-Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 ...

, Portuguese-Brazilian writer

July

* 1 July: Marisa Monte, singer

August

* 1 August: José Padilha, film director, producer and screenwriter

September

*September 28: Roberto Santucci, filmmaker

November

* 5 November: Marcelo D2, rapper * 13 November: **

Vitor Negrete Vítor Negrete (November 13, 1967 – May 19, 2006) was a mountaineer and the first Brazilian to reach the summit of Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen. He was also an adventure racer beginning in 2001. Among many other adventures, h ...

, mountaineer (died

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

) ** Ricardo Nunes, politician

December

* 14 December:

Palhinha Palhinha may refer to: * Palhinha (footballer, born 1950) (1950–2023), Vanderlei Eustáquio de Oliveira, Brazilian retired footballer * Palhinha (footballer, born 1967), Jorge Ferreira da Silva, Brazilian retired footballer * João Palhinha J ...

, footballer

Deaths

February

* 26 February: Octacílio, footballer (born

1909 Events January–February * January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped death by fleeing across ice floes. * January 7 – Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. * Januar ...

)

July

* 18 July: Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, first president during the Brazilian military dictatorship (born

1897 Events January–March * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a puniti ...

) * 19 July: Luz del Fuego, ballerina, naturist and feminist (born

1917 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's ...

as Dora Vivacqua)

November

* 19 November: João Guimarães Rosa, novelist (born

1908 Events January * January 1 – The British ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod'' for Antarctica. * January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean, and is the 46 ...

)

References

External links

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